... mandate under the Agreement II (“Verständigung II”) and are under the sole ownership ofthe Federal States On the basis ofthe public legal framework and under the ownership ofthe Federal States, ... either by the municipalities and/ or savings banks associations, on the one hand, or by the Federal States on the other Therefore, the separation of responsibilities within the savings banks and ... providers ofthe guarantee scheme ofthe savings banks and Landesbanks is central to the further examination The following facts are relevant for the discussion of a new Landesbanks and savings...
... ofthe first four of these chapters, we provide a summary overview of some ofthe main arguments about the particular aspect of cyberspace being mapped, and a discussion ofthe merits, aims and ... the space–time configuration of cyberspace Also, they have aesthetic and artistic worth in andof themselves, and as such they represent both the art andthe science of mapping cyberspace Chapter ... about the patterns in the data In the case ofthe International Connectivity series of maps, an uncritical reading of them could easily provide a distorted view ofthe global spread ofthe Internet...
... Bank of New York, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Office ofthe Comptroller ofthe Currency, the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (and its successor, the Federal ... in and in —after the annual management fee andthe slice ofthe profit for Cioffi and his Bear Stearns team and grew to almost billion by the end of In the fall of , ... launch and expand the market and, in turn, to further fuel the housing bubble Second, CDS were essential to the creation of synthetic CDOs These synthetic CDOs were merely bets on the performance of...
... view, the attitudes of these nine Member States, as well as those of France andThe Netherlands, must be seen in light of their obligations under Article 18 ofthe Vienna Convention on the Law of ... Council, the Commission, the national and regional parliaments oftheMember States, the Committee ofthe Regions, the European Economic and Social Committee, the former Members ofthe European ... Procedures planned for the Ratification ofthe European Constitution Declaration by the Heads of State or Government oftheMemberStatesofThe European Union on The Ratification ofthe Treaty Establishing...
... sending copies to the Fiscal Assistant Secretary ofthe Treasury, the Director of OMB, the Deputy Director for Management of OMB, andthe Acting Controller of OMB’s Office of Federal Financial ... appendix This appendix includes the status ofthe 56 remaining open recommendations, according to the Department ofthe Treasury (Treasury) andthe Office of Management and Budget (OMB), as well as ... to begin with the fiscal year 2004 CFS, the Secretary ofthe Treasury should direct the Fiscal Assistant Secretary, in coordination with the Controller ofthe Office of Management and Budget (OMB),...
... 02-20 The Secretary ofthe Treasury should direct the Fiscal Assistant Secretary, in coordination with the Controller of OMB, to develop andimplement a process to ensure that the Statement of Changes ... exist between whatthe agency auditor reported andthe representations made by the agency, including the resolution of such discrepancies Treasury and OMB revised their policies and procedures ... Secretary ofthe Treasury should direct the Fiscal Assistant Secretary, in coordination with the Controller of OMB, to develop andimplement a process to ensure that the Statement of Changes...
... narrowing ofthe upper airway, OSA is ultimately caused by the impact of brain sleep mechanisms on the processes that control motor outflow to the pharyngeal muscles, the tone of which is necessary and ... regulation and motor neurone activity Evidence for and against the involvement of these mechanisms in control ofthe hypoglossal motor neurones that innervate the GG muscle is presented below, and implications ... excitation of pharyngeal motor neurones Unlike for 5-HT, however, there is a relative paucity of data regarding the potential role of noradrenaline in the control of pharyngeal muscles andthe relevance...
... Following the suggestions of scientific literature on the advantages ofthe compactness, reliability, ease of use and affordability ofthe 980 nm Diode Lasers, we evaluated the efficacy and safety of ... are reduced [17,18] The lasers normally adopted offer the enormous advantage of being conveyed in a fibre, which serves as the working tip at the end ofthe handpiece The use of flexible, length-adjustable ... question the efficacy ofthe 980nm Laser for photosclerosis of lesions and areas with little melanin and hemoglobin pigmentation [7] Furthermore, to avoid exaggerated fluences and thermal damage to the...
... (CO2), ammonia (NH3) and methane (CH4) into the atmosphere ♦ Most ofthe H2O vapor condensed to form the oceans ♦ As a result of three key processes (outlined on the next slide), the air ended up ... grew much warmer, thereby preventing freezing and accelerating surface “weathering” Except for Oxygen, almost all ofthe Earth’s atmosphere today Evolution ofthe Earth Process and Equation” its ... Multi-celled organisms appeared, and some of these evolved into soft-bodied worm-like animals with a variety of organs, and still later into the first hard-shelled creatures capable of leaving fossils ♦...
... techniques The report then describes the recent status of each ofthe issues RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN INCREASING OZONE CONCENTRATION Ozone generation Method and scale of use Table summarizes the ... concentration and decomposition RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN OZONATION TECHNOLOGY Objectives of ozonation The main objectives of ozonation are to reduce trihalomethane and to remove taste and odor These ... treate the cryptosporidium parvum by chlorine disinfection, the turbidity at the exit ofthe sand filtration basin is set to a turbidity of 0.1 degrees or less However, this method is neither safe...
... water demand reduction in industrial sectors and enhancement of people’s awareness towards water conservation The implementation of intermediary scheme i.e RWH and finally the execution of mandatory ... relocation of large-scale factories in Tokyo such as Toyosu Gas, Ebisu Brewery, Kirin Beer and others to the outskirts of Tokyo Another major factor was the reduction of water use in the factory ... conservation They also continuously make efforts to promote the utilization of SWT devices including the distribution of free SWT-tap developed by them as shown in Fig.7 On the other hand, for triggering...
... through the flow ofthe call: I pick up the phone and send an off-hook indication to the end office switch The switch sends back a dial tone I dial the digits to call Grandma's house (they are ... with the SS7 network andthe IN and can tell the gateways or endpoints how and when to set up the call To understand Figure 1-14 in greater detail, all the various components must be described The ... when to set up IP connections and with which other MGs they should set them up The MG on the right side of Figure 1-14 does not have a connection to the SS7 network Therefore, a mechanism known...
... are; and, thirdly, whatthe probability of their engagement is The scope of cooperation ofstates bordering an enclosed or semienclosed sea is ‘to coordinate the implementation of their rightsand ... differences, both the Arctic andthe Antarctic could be considered as ‘regions’ in the context ofthe contemporary law ofthe sea andthe actual cooperation ofstates as to the demanding tasks of exploring, ... attitude of UNCLOS III was not wrong The participation of these countries is a proof of their will to contribute to the co-existence ofthe Treaty system for the Antarctic andthe regime for the seas...
... Review ofthe theories related to cohesion and translation - Analysis and synthesis ofthe collected data Design ofthe Study The thesis consists of three parts: Part I: Introduction statesthe ... for success of this translation andthe failure ofthe other There have been some works that analysed and contrasted cohesion between English and Vietnamese so far The purpose of these works ... choosing the topic, the aim, its scope, the research question and method ofthe study Part II: Development consists of chapters: Chapter 1: Theoretical background statesthe theoretical background of...
... number of patients diagnosed with the relevant conditions; the aging ofthe baby boomer population; commercialization of new techniques/procedures andthe associated devices; and ability andthe ... for the treatment of organ-confined prostate cancer (cont’d.) – As of December 31, 2007, the HIFU division had 61 patents consisting of 27 in the U.S., 25 in the EU and Japan and in Israel and RoW ... (Irvine, CA) – As of December 31, 2007, the UDS division had 16 patents consisting of in the U.S., in the EU and Japan and in Israel and RoW • Incorporated in 1994, Endocare is engaged in the development,...
... statement ofthe relation of loans to the other principal items ofthe bank balance sheet The burden of Part Two is a consideration ofthe factors underlying and affecting the soundness ofthe contents ... the growth ofthe note brokerage business, the establishment ofthe bank credit department, andthe rise ofthe new business department and its effects on the quality of bank loans The work of ... that the purpose ofthe sharp conflict of theory with theory in chapters I I I and V is primarily not to expose the fallacy ofthe false, but to demonstrate, clarify, and enforce the truth of the...
... where they grow and multiply Although lung cancer can spread to any part ofthe skeleton, tumor cells most often affect the bones that have the greatest blood supply These include the ends ofthe ... removal Hormones and other substances produced by the body regulate the way these bone cells are formed and how they work What Lung Cancer Can Do to Bone Radiation, chemotherapy, and steroids are ... in the arms or legs • The formation of new blood vessels that support the continued growth ofthe tumor • Increased release of calcium from the bone that can cause hypercalcemia―high levels of...
... theoretical and actual P&L (unexplained P&L) divided by the standard deviation ofthe actual P&L; and The variance ofthe unexplained P&L divided by the variance ofthe actual P&L The specific ... design ofthe regime also contributed to, and amplified, the problems exposed during the crisis These include: The role ofthe regulatory boundary: The Committee believes that its definition ofthe ... between the calibration ofthe two approaches; Second, requiring mandatory calculation ofthe standardised approach by all banks; and Third, considering the merits of introducing the standardised...